A record of the biggest WowPot Mega jackpot drops - game, date, amount and currency - including the largest verified online jackpot payout in history.
The record: on 20 December 2023, a single spin on Wheel of Wishes paid €38,461,200.95 - surpassing the previous online record of €19.4 million set by Games Global's own Mega Moolah, and confirming WowPot as the biggest online progressive of its era.
Update - the drought is over. On 7 June 2026, the WowPot Mega finally dropped: a $15,827,028 win on Wheel of Wishes - the same game that paid the all-time record. It ended a remarkable ~627-day dry spell (no Mega had dropped since September 2024), the longest in the network's history, and it's WowPot's biggest win since the 2023 world record. The jackpot has now reset to its $2,000,000 seed, and the climb to the next Mega begins again. Read the full story →
The biggest WowPot Mega-tier wins on record, ordered by prize size. Amounts are shown in the currency in which they were reported. This list covers the headline Mega jackpot only; the smaller Mini, Minor and Major tiers drop far more frequently and are not listed here. The most recent Mega drop was on 7 June 2026 ($15.8M on Wheel of Wishes) - see the update above.
| Amount | Currency | Game | Date won | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €38,461,200Record | EUR | Wheel of Wishes | 20 Dec 2023 | Mega |
| $15,827,028Just won | USD | Wheel of Wishes | 7 Jun 2026 | Mega |
| £15,183,085First Mega | GBP | Book of Atem | 13 Apr 2021 | Mega |
| €11,846,211 | EUR | Wolf Blaze Megaways | 1 Jun 2024 | Mega |
| €10,913,481 | EUR | Cash 'N Riches Megaways | 28 Jul 2022 | Mega |
| €4,913,495 | EUR | Ancient Fortunes | 12 Aug 2022 | Mega |
| €3,898,637 | EUR | Ancient Fortunes | 23 Aug 2021 | Mega |
| CA$3,775,537 | CAD | Ancient Fortunes | 7 Aug 2024 | Mega |
| €3,760,840 | EUR | Wolf Blaze Megaways | 18 Jan 2024 | Mega |
| $2,166,732 | USD | Not recorded | 18 Sep 2024 | Mega |
| €2,025,388 | EUR | Sherlock & Moriarty | 21 Apr 2021 | Mega |
| €2,014,964 | EUR | Sisters of Oz | 10 Aug 2024 | Mega |
| €2,000,000 | EUR | 9 Blazing Diamonds | 7 Aug 2024 | Mega |
Compiled from Games Global press announcements and public WowPot winner archives. Amounts are as reported in their original currency; this list covers notable Mega-tier drops and is not an exhaustive record of every WowPot win across all four tiers.
The £0.80 spin that started it all (April 2021). WowPot's very first Mega drop landed on Book of Atem for £15,183,085 - from a stake of just £0.80. It was the largest online jackpot in the world at the time.
Two Megas in a week (April 2021). Just days after that first hit, the Mega struck again - €2,025,388 on Sherlock & Moriarty - an extraordinarily rare back-to-back for a top-tier networked progressive.
The world record (December 2023). A single Wheel of Wishes spin returned €38,461,200.95, a figure that still stands as the largest verified online slot jackpot ever paid.
An €11.8M payout at Coolbet (June 2024). A Wolf Blaze WowPot! Megaways player landed €11,846,211 - reported at the time as that operator's single largest payout.
No. In Canada, winnings from games of chance played recreationally - including online slot jackpots like WowPot - are treated as windfalls, not income, so they are not taxed. A Canadian player who hit the WowPot Mega would keep the full amount. That puts Canadian winners in a much better position than, for example, US players, whose jackpots are subject to income tax and withholding.
Two caveats: any interest or investment income the winnings earn afterwards is taxable in the normal way, and the CRA can treat someone who gambles as a business (a rare, professional-level assessment) differently. This is general information, not tax advice - anyone landing a life-changing win should speak to an accountant.
A single lump sum. Games Global pays networked progressive wins in full, and the licensed casino passes the money on after a standard identity verification check. There is no annuity or installment schedule of the kind some land-based lottery and casino jackpots use - one more reason the €38.4 million record payout made headlines.
Generally yes. Online jackpot winners are usually announced by a first name, initials, or simply as "an anonymous player", and whether to go public is agreed between the winner and the casino. That is also why public win records, including the table above, rarely name winners.
There is no schedule. The Mega has dropped twice in a single week (April 2021) and has also gone roughly 627 days without a winner (September 2024 to June 2026). Each spin is independent and random, so past gaps say nothing about when the next win will come - a long drought only means the prize is bigger for whoever eventually lands it.
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